"Dad, is the aunt who played with me today my stepmother?"
The father and son were soaking in a huge bathtub, and the room was filled with heat. Qiao'er was lying on the edge of the bathtub, with her little feet stepping on Li Qinzai's thigh.
Li Qinzai held a piece of soap locust, wiped Qiao'er's back, and said calmly: "Do you like that aunt today?"
Qiao'er thought for a while and said, "It's okay, but I can't play."
"What do you mean you can't play?"
"She insists on playing with me. I teach her to play marbles, but she can't learn it. She's far worse than other children in the village." Qiao'er curled her lips and said, "I say she takes me to play, but in fact It’s more like I played with her for a long time and was exhausted.”
Li Qinzai said softly: "Although she doesn't look very smart, she still has a good heart. Be patient with kind people and don't discriminate."
Qiao'er nodded: "Yeah, so Qiao'er played with her all afternoon and didn't embarrass her, so he became very friendly to her."
Looking up at Li Qinzai, Qiao'er asked again: "Dad, will she be my stepmother?"
Li Qinzai smiled and said, "It depends on whether you like her or not. If you don't like her, I won't marry her."
Qiao'er's little face was serious: "So far, it's pretty good. Dad will talk to her later and let her practice her marbles skills, otherwise I won't play with her in the future."
Li Qinzai burst out laughing: "I don't marry you to play marbles with your stepmother."
"What is that for?"
Facing Qiao'er's innocent eyes, Li Qinzai was cautious and did not dare to drive.
"Well, we marry the stepmother and live together. Our father and son are too lonely. If we have more than one person, it will be more lively."
Qiao'er thought about it seriously and said, "Dad is right, Qiao'er also likes the excitement. Dad, why don't you marry more stepmothers and play marbles with Qiao'er in the future."
Li Qinzai rubbed his head movedly: "What a filial son..."
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After a few days of recuperation, Xu Yuanqing's injury improved.
As soon as he could walk around, Xu Yuanqing came to Li Qinzai and bowed his head without saying a word.
Li Qinzai looked at him coldly.
Xu Yuanqing is about in his early twenties, about the same age as Li Qinzai. He is quite handsome, masculine, and has a well-chosen name. Anyone who hears his name will intuitively think that he is the protagonist.
In fact, Xu Yuanqing is indeed like the protagonist. His parents were killed by his enemies, but he escaped with his life, and unexpectedly met the children of a powerful family.
There was hatred between country and family, grievances and hatreds, everything was there. The important thing was that he still survived the disaster and had occasional adventures.
Did this guy get the wrong script?
The more Li Qinzai thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He obviously saved people, but he seemed like a green leaf to set off the protagonist.
I really want to throw him off the cliff. As for the protagonist, doesn’t he get adventures such as the martial arts secret book Thousand-Year Great Return Pill after falling off the cliff?
"I won't mention the life-saving grace. I did save your life, but it also depends on whether you are a good person. You can live here with peace of mind. I'll go back and find out what happened to you later." Li Qinzai said calmly.
"Yes. But you must repay a favor. A noble person saves a villain's life, which is a great favor." Xu Yuanqing lowered his head and said.
Li Qinzai said leisurely: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I have sent people to investigate your case. If it is found that what you said is untrue, I will still send you to the county government. The court has laws and regulations, and you can be sentenced as you like." Judgment."
"Young man, I swear to God that every word I say is true. If there is even half a lie, I will fall into the realm of animals for the rest of my life and will never be able to be reborn."
"I'm not a retarded girl. There's no point in swearing to me. Everything must be based on the facts. I also asked someone to submit the pleadings to the Yongzhou Governor's Office. If nothing happens, the Governor's Office will send someone down to check in a few days. If you have anything to hide, I'd better tell you. It's better to tell it as soon as possible, because if someone finds out, I will fall out."
Xu Yuanqing still lowered his head and said: "The villain has nothing to hide."
"What is the reason for the enmity between your parents and Weinan County Lieutenant Zhao Shiyun? Why did Zhao Shiyun want to put your family to death?"
Xu Yuanqing's face showed pain, his cheek muscles twitched a few times, and he whispered: "My father's name is Xu Xia Shuang. He was once a servant under Weinan County Lieutenant Zhao Shiyun. Zhao Shiyun was recommended as a county lieutenant because he was a country squire. During his tenure, He committed many illegal acts, was repeatedly imprisoned unjustly, and colluded with the chief bookkeeper to corrupt the public treasury..."
"My father was an upright man, but he couldn't bear to see anything. He once reported the case to the governor's office anonymously, but for some reason the case was ignored. So he resigned from Zhao Shiyun and returned to his hometown to make a living by farming."
"I don't know where Zhao Shiyun learned about my father's exposure of him. Since the year before last, he has sent people to my house to cause trouble and provocation. My father has always been upright and uncompromising, and threatened to continue to expose Zhao Shiyun's illegal activities."
"Finally, late at night ten days ago, some gangsters broke into my house for no reason, and they poisoned my parents and killed them. That night, I had a drinking party with my friends from the neighboring village and was not at home. It was only when I came back that I found out that my parents had been killed. "
"Those gangsters had the idea of wiping out the roots and had been waiting outside for me to return home. As soon as I found out that my parents were killed, they broke in and brandished knives at me."
"Fortunately, I learned some martial arts skills when I was young. I was able to avoid their killing moves and hurriedly ran out into the night, thus saving my life."
"After dawn, I planned to go to the governor's office of Yongzhou to complain. Unexpectedly, when I passed by the county town, I found out that I was wanted by the government. They said that I was disobedient and unfilial and had killed my parents. I have a blood feud, but I can't defend myself. I have no way to complain. Fortunately, I was saved by your generous helping hand..."
Xu Yuanqing burst into tears as he spoke. He lowered his head and looked at the ground, his big tears falling on the ground drop by drop.
Li Qinzai sighed and finally explained the cause and effect. Emotionally speaking, Li Qinzai should believe him, but he still had reservations. Some things cannot be just listened to. You must see the evidence with your own eyes. This is the most important thing for adults to deal with. Basic attitude.
"I have asked someone to write down the petition and send it to the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion. According to you, Zhao Shiyun's informant in the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion was the only one who knew about your father's anonymous exposure of him, so let's first see what the Governor's Mansion does about this matter. attitude, if they choose to cover up, I will continue to submit the petition to the Ministry of Punishments."
Xu Yuanqing knelt on his knees and kowtowed to him fiercely: "My noble man is so kind and kind, Xu Yuanqing will repay you like a cow and a horse in this life!"
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "There is no need to act like a cow or a horse. The premise is that what you tell is the truth. If the people above come down to check and find that what you said is untrue or deliberately false, my face will be completely ruined." , then don’t tell me how the government will treat you, at least I won’t let you go.”
"Every word of this villain is true. If there is even half of a sentence that is false, the ancestors of the Xu family will not bless you!" Xu Yuanqing gritted his teeth and swore with tears on his face.
Li Qinzai sighed secretly.
It’s not that there aren’t bad people these days, but bad people also have things to fear. If even his own ancestors swear it, what Xu Yuanqing said is probably true.
This means that trouble is coming.
Now that he has opened his mouth, Li Qinzai has taken on the case, playing the role of Lord Qingtian, and clearing this dark case.
Is Master Qingtian that easy to be a master?
The reason why Li Qinzai is indifferent by nature is that he knows that all kindness in the world comes at a price and is based on the sacrifice of personal interests.
It can be as small as giving up your seat on a bus and sacrificing personal interests of sitting comfortably, as large as making charitable donations and sacrificing personal financial interests, and even greater kindness, even at the expense of personal life.
Today, Li Qinzai accidentally showed kindness.
After saying the words, Li Qinzai actually regretted it a little.
Zhao Shiyun's power is not small. Officials from the Weinan County Government and the Yongzhou Governor's Office are involved. Otherwise, Zhao Shiyun would not be able to easily get the news about Xu Yuanqing's father's anonymous revelation.
Although Li Qinzai is the grandson of the British Duke, the name of the British Duke cannot be used casually, let alone interfere with the affairs of the local government under the banner of the British Duke. Otherwise, no matter right or wrong, good or evil, his whole family will be obsessed with the imperial censor. die.
Li Qinzai's personal official position is only as a young warden of military weapons, and he has no right to interfere in local affairs...
This problem is... a bit tricky.
He didn't know how deep the water was inside, or how many officials were involved. Even if he brought Li Zhi in front of him with his ability, if the Ministry of Justice investigated to the end, they didn't know what the final result would be.
Judging from Xu Yuanqing's account, Zhao Shiyun did it very cleanly and without leaving any clues. He hired a few desperadoes and fled away from home after killing people. It would be very difficult to review the case.
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